Adjustable shelving.



A, A. SMITH. ADJUSTABLE SHELVING. APPLICATION FILED JAN.14. 1909.

Patented June 1, 1909.

' ADAH 1A. SMITH,

Application filed-January 14,1909. Serial K6 4723532 i i :T 0 all whomit may. Mami- Be it known that I, ADAH A. SMITH, a citizen'of the UnitedStates, residing at lfiedford, I

in the county of Taylor and State of Iowa, have invented certain new anduseful Imrovements in Adjustable Shelving; and I do geclare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it qppertains tomake and use the same.

s inventionrelates to improvements in shelving and comprises theproduction of a shelvin which may be adjusted to fit rounde places.

One of the objects of the invention is the production of a simpleshelving comprising supporting rods provided with spacing sleeves and aseries'of shelves having curved slots formed therein in such manner thatthe shelves may be adjusted in thearc of a circle.

With this and other objects in view, the

invention consists of certain novel features of construction,combination and arrangement of partsias will be described andparticularly pqinted 'out in theappended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a erspective view of myimproved adjustab e shelving; Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinalsectional view of Fig, 1; and Fig. 3-is a transverse sectional viewtaken on the line 33of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view ofone of thespacing sleeves; Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of thespacing partitions.

"'1 fer' ng to the drawings, 1 den'otessup porting rods which areprovided at their ower ends with rubber foot blocks; 2. A plurality ofsleeves, 3, is arranged around the rods 1, which sleeves are'formed insections and a series of shelves, 4, is arranged on the rods 1 andspaced apart thereon by the sections of the sleeves, 3.

A part of the'shelves 4 is formed with I slightly curved slots, 5, whichare arranged near the outer corners and the adjacent she ves are formedwith rod 0 eiiings, 6, wt ch are-adapted to register wit 1 the slots,The character of the curvature of the siots, 5, Will, of course, dependupon the exact curvature of the room or place in which it is desired toarrange the shelving. shelves, 4, may be arranged in a straight line orin the arc of a circle,.accordingly as desired, and when arranged in thelatter mannor the rod openings 6 will occupy an inner position againstthe slots 5, and when ar- 0F BEDFORD.,110W,A. 3

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Specification of Letters I-atentii a The Patented Ja l 6 ranged 'iif theop'pos .0. meme, Kid "'ii'id openings will occupy an opposite position.

Each'of the sleeve sections is formed with end slots 7, which arcnrran'm'l to receive tongues, 8, formed on vertical partitions, S), whichpartitions are constructed oi a length equal tothat of the sleevesections and serve to support the shelvos,4. The partitions S) arearranged lengthwise and crosswise on the shelving so as to close thespace on the rear side of the shelving when z'tsscmbled, and to dividethe shelving into blocks or cells. The upper portions of the rods 1 beenassembled thereon, said shelves are secured to the rodsby nutst'hrcadcdto the upper rod ends;

' From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawing, the construction and operation of the mvcn tlonWlll be readily understood without re.

quiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes 1n the form, proportion and the minor details ofconstruction may be ciple or sacrificing any of the advantages of theinvention as dciirusd in the appended "elaims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by LettersPatent, is:

1. A plurality of horizontally disposed shelves arranged with theadjacent ends 3. An adjustable shelving comprising supporting rodsprovided with foot rests, a series of spacing s eeve sections mounted onthe supporting rods, shelves supported on the rods and spaced by thesleeve sections, and means for adjusting. the sleeves in the arc of acircle.

porting rods rovided with foot rests, a series of spacing s eevesection: mounted on the rods, each of the sleeve sections being formedthreaded and when all of the shelves haveresorted to without departingfrom the prin-v thereof overlapping, the inncneorncr of onebe adjustedtherewith in the are of a circle.

l'liil 4.' An adjustable shelving co'niprisilng suplli) with end slots,anda series of artitions formed with end tongues secure by said tonguesto the sleeve sections.

5. An adjustable shelving comprising supporting rods provided with footrests, a series of sleeve sections formed with end slots .mounted on thesupporting rods, shelves formed with corner slots sup )orted on the rodsand spaced thereon by t e sleeve sections, shelves supported on the rodsand spaced thereon by the sleeve sections adjust- I able in the arc of-scircle with the first-mentioned shelves, and partitions having tonguessecuredby said tongues in the slotted ends of l the sleeve sections.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto sot my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

' ADAH A SMITH.

\Vitnesses:

P. E. llhnns, 4 WILLIAM T. FINE.

